Rupee slips 4 paise to 96.39 against US dollar MUMBAI: The rupee appreciated 19 paise to close at 95.17 against the US dollar on Wednesday, registering the fourth straight session of gains, supported by RBI interventions designed to ease near-term dollar demand and limit speculative foreign exchange exposure.Forex traders said the Indian rupee rose to…
NEW DELHI: SC has said that stringent bail conditions set under special laws such as PMLA cannot override rights granted by the Constitution, holding prolonged incarceration of an undertrial violates the fundamental right to speedy trial.A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and Vipul M Pancholi said an accused could not be kept in custody till…
NEW DELHI: Starlink is yet to receive clearance to launch services in India as it has not agreed to comply with regulations requiring satellite internet providers to set up domestic infrastructure, a senior govt official said Wednesday, sending a tough message to tech trillionaire Elon Musk that in order to do business in India he…
Gautam Gambhir (BCCI Photo) Former India cricketers Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina extended their birthday wishes to India head coach Gautam Gambhir as he turned 45 on Wednesday. Both former teammates praised Gambhir, with Yuvraj promising his continued support and Raina highlighting his fighting spirit and contribution to Indian cricket.Yuvraj took to Instagram to wish…
Kelly Clarkson’s $15,000 singing bird row escalates as Brooklyn shop owner alleges threats and safety fears. Kelly Clarkson‘s public dispute with a Brooklyn curiosity shop over a $15,000 mechanical singing bird has taken another turn, with the store’s co-owner claiming the backlash has raised concerns about the safety of his business. Adam Rubin, co-owner of…
A road trip that once meant rough roads, uncomfortable journeys and carefully planned bathroom breaks has become a very different experience for one foreign traveller returning to India after 17 years. Driving from Jaipur to Delhi, she was surprised by the improvements she encountered along the way, from smoother highways to cleaner washrooms and convenient…
NEW DELHI: With over five months to go for the fiscal year to close, Centre has topped its disinvestment and asset monetisation target of Rs 80,000 crore for 2026-27, with its kitty swelling to Rs 88,665 crore once the IDBI Bank stake sale is completed – providing much-needed cushion in a year, when it is…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party neta Akhilesh Yadav‘s swipe at govt over its approval for the sale of IDBI Bank drew a sharp retort from finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who reminded him of the state of “ruin” public sector banks were left in by the previous UPA govt before they were revived by the Narendra Modi…
Unruly elements from TMC are infiltrating into BJP in Bengal and spoiling its image, RSS’s Bengali weekly ‘Swastika’ said, advising the party to get rid of the “garbage”. This comes amid allegations of BJP workers engaging in “anti-party activities” and extortions. Warning senior party functionaries of “rowdies” trying to make their way into the party,…
India T20I captain Shreyas Iyer has climbed three places to a career-best fourth in the latest ICC T20 International rankings for batters after his strong start to the ongoing five-match home series against the West Indies.Iyer scored his maiden T20I century in the series opener in Lucknow. His rise to fourth place means India now…
